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The Stevens Point Area Senior High boys swim team celebrated on the deck of the Horace Mann Middle School pool at the end of its 89-81 win over Wausau East in a Wisconsin Valley Conference dual meet Thursday - a feat no conference opponent has been able to do against the Lumberjacks for the past seven years.

While it is a notable win, Panthers coach Bob Allen kept it in perspective as the program's ultimate goal is winning its first conference championship in a dozen years.

"This is phenomenal," Allen said. "Some of these kids were four years old the last time we won conference. We're still not there, ...